New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-03
IA BIG SUIT FROM 4 SMALL SUN.
CAPTAIN MOORE GIVES BIT OF GoGEBrc RANGE
HISTORY.

| SAfIAlN mOORE GIVES "A Of hANuE
HISTORY
A law suit is pending In the Wisconsin courts in
volving sixth ownership the great Colby iron
mine of the Gogebc range, the pecuisriu"s of whch
resd like q and illustrate at once the rapid
rise in land values consequent upon mineral develop
ments, and the oosencss with which business is tran
sacted In the newer portions OF the country. The
defendant In this is Captain n ID. Moore, the DIS
and principal promoter Of the Gogeolc range
who Is now in this city, aud who was induced to tell
the story OF the law suit to TRIBUNE reporter az toll
Lows:
The Captain had located the Colby mine and had
induced the present Lieutenant Governor OF Michigan
Mr. Melon aid, aud q Mr.. hcKay to furnish him with
the necessary money to take the lands their inter-
ests be ng one-thrd each The property was I'M
developed for time, and held In the name OF
Mcdonald aud Mckay. Meanwhile Captain Moore
had discovered at he head OF Gogebio Lake bit OF
mineral land containing nickel, cobalt aud tin. lie
was exceedingly anxious to get money TO take Up this
land, and tor that purpose went to John Monroe Q
fer hainterest in the new discovery. Monroe
agreed to furnish the funds provided that Captain
Moore would admit him to an interest in the land
already taken up by Mcdonald and Mckay; Moore
agreed to let him have halt OF his onethird interest
for $3.50. condition that be should take cne-halt
interest in the nickel and cobalt property tor $50,
which sufficient make all the payments tor the
prt-emDtion. Monroe paid Captain Moore $3.50. gave
him 10 bind the bargain tor the other transaction
and tor the balance OF tue $3.50 gave his note tor
Sz4O payable in one years time. W. en- Captain
Moore to locate the nickel AMI cobalt property
at the head OF Goeebc Lake he found other per'ons
ahead of him. ana made arrangements with Monroe
that tho $3.50 should be used as payment on tho
$240 note.
Under the suppostion that Mcdonald and Mckay
hal given him warranty deed tor his oaethird inter
the property held In their name, Captain Moore
gave Monroe warranty deed tor Ouesixth interest
But Monros became dissatisfied and asked for the
return OF his money agreeing to give up the note and
telling Captain Moore that the deed had not been
recorded. Moore paid Aonroe his $40. Captain
Moore had lett the note in the hands OF Mckay. who
was q brother of Mrs. Monroe and he says that che
had succeeded In obtaining 1t from Mckay by fearful
representations without captain Moores knowledge
Monroe died, and after time it came out that the
warranty deel given him by Moore had peen recorded
and that his widow also held the note She married
second time a man by the name OF Crawford, and Is
the claimant for q oDe-sixth interest In the Colby
mine under these circumstances: Her brother, Me-
Kay, when he found she was going to make trouble
Captain Moore induced the latter to have his one
third interest in the Colby mine placed in his miies
name The suit involves one-sixtn ownership in the
mine, the royalty from the leasebod interest OF which
Is alone worth from $12O.OO to S15v,OOO year.
lt was won by Mrs. Crawford in the lower courts but
has been carried up to higher bench. In talking
about it Captain Moore said chat in spite OF the large
amount involved he would not have fought 1t, but
that Mrs. Crawford knew al about the transactions
from beginning TO end.